Ex parte DOCKNER et al. - Page 24




          Appeal 1997-1635                                                            
          Application 08/319,667                                                      

                    FURTHER ORDERED that it has not been necessary to                 
          consider the examiner's additional rejections based on                      
                         (1) Japan in combination with the European                   
                              Patent Application;                                     
                         (2) Japan in combination with the other                      
                              Japanese Patent Application Document and/or             
                         (3) Japan in combination with an admission in                
                              applicants' specification.                              
                    FURTHER ORDERED that if there is further prosecution              
          of this application or a continuation, the examiner and                     
          applicants may wish to consider the Other Issues discussed in               
          this opinion.                                                               
                                      AFFIRMED.                                       







          ______________________________                                              
          SHERMAN D. WINTERS,                               )                         
          Administrative Patent Judge   )                                             
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          ______________________________)                                             
          WILLIAM F. SMITH,                            )    BOARD OF                  
          PATENT                                                                      
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